coverage of this story from the family, the world leadership. the tussles, the politics. bringing all five presidents together today. >> bill: i know how much the family means to you. an honor. >> dana: thank you, bill. thanks for joining us. a pleasure. here's shep smith. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast. 3:00 in washington. president trump's former national security adviser could avoid prison entirely because he's given the special counsel substantial information about multiple investigations. the president's lawyer says there's still no evidence of collusion. none that we can see. what did robert mueller reveal in all of those blacked out pages? the russian president vladimir putin warning the united states, do not make a move that could trigger a new arms race. we're live at the pentagon. and a national day of mourning. also of celebration of our 41st

president. >> a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> our reporting begins with the special counsel. the mike flynn sentencing report dropped last night. much of it is blacked out. behind the redactions, what we do not get to see, could tell the story of how the mueller probe is turning. what the investigators are learning and for whom the fact finding could be concerning. michael flynn flipped. he helped the mueller team so much the government is advocating for his freedom. mueller believes flynn fully cooperated and should be in effect pardoned for the crimes

to which he pleads. no jail time at all. the sentencing report does contain details, but we can't see them. they're under seal. presumably so other witnesses won't be influenced and those under scrutiny won't be tipped off. last december, mike flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi, specifically about conversations with the russian ambassador to the u.s. he lied when he said he didn't talk with a known russian spy that reports to vladimir putin. there's more to that. those talks took place during the transaction or the transition to the presidency before the president took office. the obama administration was hitting russia with sanctions at the time for its interference in the 2016 election. mike flynn urged the russians not to retaliate. if promises were made, we don't yet know them. according to the special counsel's new filing, mike flynn took part in 19 interviews with the prosecutors.

he cooperated extensively in a separate criminal probe. he provided first-hand information about the content and context of interactions between the trump transition team and russian government officials. the special counsel's office adds flynn's cooperation was particularly valuable because he was one of the few people with long-term and first-hand insight into the events under investigation. flynn's decision likely inspired other crucial witnesses to cooperate. remember, flynn was with the president before the election, during the transition and at a top man in the administration. he's one of five former trump associates to plead guilty and cut deals with the special counsel for the government. the others are george papadopoulos, rick gates, paul manafort and michael cohen. in all, the special prosecutor has publicly indicted 33 people and three companies. president trump's team is down playing the new filing. his lawyer, rudy guliani, told fox news what flynn did was

comparable to spitting on the sidewalk. true. if spitting on the sidewalk and lying to the government about your context with a russian spy are the same thing. otherwise, no. guliani said the whole russian investigation started as an orchestrated attempt to take the president out of office as an insurance policy. of course, there's a punch we don't know from the special counsel's sentencing report. the redacted part, the details under seal. likely not forever. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff points out the recommendation of no jail for flynn, apart from the irony that led chants of "lock her up" reflects the timeliness and significance of his help that most of the details redacted signals that we've given far more than we on the president may know. the president himself has not responded. catherine herridge reporting live from washington. >> shep, what is attracting the most attention is the heavily

redacted sections that were blacked out citing sensitive information and ongoing investigations. the one thing that indicates more legal action is ahead. it reads while this addendum seeks to provide a comprehensive description, some of the benefit might not be realized because the investigations that he provided assistant are ongoing. while the subjects are not public and it's not clear if they go beyond the special counsel mandate, flynn still may have more to offer. >> now, there's exceptions to every rule. some people are amenable to continuing to be available after sentencing, but the general rule is that when the filings by the government are made and they're ready to go forward with sentencing, the cooperation of the individuals is essentially at the end. >> for his part, flynn has not made any comment on the sentencing memo, shep. >> shepard: the sentencing

hearing is now two weeks away. >> that's right. this filing is for an audience of one. judge sullivan who has pressed the special counsel on why flynn's sentencing was delayed four times after the guilty plea over a years ago. sullivan mandated the following month in february that all evidence be provided to the defense. sullivan has really taken a pretty hard line since. it's not clear how sullivan will respond to the redacted versions. it's in conflict with this idea of an open and transparent judicial process. >> shepard: thanks. jeffery cramer, former federal prosecutor, assistant u.s. attorney, currently the managing director at berkeley research group. good to see you. >> good afternoon. >> shepard: what did we learn here? >> we learned some things and still in the dark about others what we learned is that as a result of mr. flynn's

cooperation, it led to other investigations which are still going on. what we're in the dark about is what those investigations are. he met with the special prosecutor 19 times, as you indicated. the sentencing was put off a handful of times. that means they walked through methodically with general flynn every piece of cooperation he might have given and we'll know soon enough if it leads to further indictments. >> shepard: there's a criminal side to this. that's laid out. >> there is. they were pretty careful about enumerating certain elements out there with respect to criminal investigations. it may be other lying to investigators or congress, but what chances are is happening, if you can read between the lines and behind the redactions, some overlap between mr. manafort and mr. flynn. we're starting to see where things are coming together. both of these gentlemen were around when the trump tower meeting happened with the russians. so that's one path where both

cases are starting to come together. >> shepard: we know flynn talked to the russian spy, sergeily . mueller said you'll plead for this or tell us everything else or you life will be different, right? >> absolutely. it's a large hammer that federal prosecutors and law enforcement have. certainly with respect to a general. you have to assume that they had independent information which could show that general flynn was lying, which is why someone can plead guilty. >> shepard: here's the weird thing. if you're general flynn and as educated on such matters as he clearly is, to lie about something insignificant in a way that could ruin your life would be pretty ridiculous. there must have been a good reason to lie to the government

to not admit that you were speaking to the russian spy during the course of the campaign. there had to be a good reason and a better reason to tell the truth after. >> i think those are accurate assumptions. part of what general flynn lied about was his interactions with the turkish government. that was a monetary lie. he wanted to hide that. that made sense. did he lie about his interactions with the russians to save the president political embarrassment or because there was something more sinister? we don't know. nobody will put themselves in a jackpot for lying about something that doesn't matter. in other words, is it raining outside or is it not raining? that doesn't matter. it's never material. talking to someone involved with the russian government, involved with the russian government and lying about that while sitting in the white house, that matters. >> flynn talking to the turkish government, not the current turkish government, right? >> correct. >> shepard: the government in excite in russia with vladimir putin, right? >> there was some indication

that the current turkish government was looking to have someone sent over to turkey to face criminal charges and seems that they were looking for general flynn's assistance on that. we don't get much information about that since the information here or at least the focus here is certainly on the russian interactions. >> shepard: based on what we received and what you understand about the pattern, what should we expect next? >> it's hard to see a clear pattern. i think we are starting to see the data points come together.we see it with flynn and manafort. not the fraud that manafort and gates were committing but with respect to russians and cohen and other shoes that could drop there. anyone that lied consistent with how cohen lied to congress clearly is staring at an indictment. you have to assume there's independent information to show that cohen was guilty. that same independent information would show others that told the same lie would be

guilty. i think what we'll see in the coming weeks are others that are going to be indicted for the same lies as cohen and we'll know or at least we should have some indication whether general flynn's cooperation will lead to other charges. >> shepard: jeffery cramer, thank you. >> thanks. >> shepard: coming up, today's final farewell in washington to president george h.w. bush. memories from those that knew him best. >> he recognized serving others enriched the giver soul. to us, his was the brightest of a thousand points of light.

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>> shepard: an emotional good-bye to president george h.w. bush in washington today. there were tears, but also jokes and laughter during the late president's state funeral at the national cathedral. president bush sr. remembered as a humble patriot and noble public servant and optimistic man that looked for the good in each person. in the front row, the president's club, all former living presidents and form ladies in attendance. president trump shaking hands with president obama and michelle obama and not with others on the row.

among the speakers, president bush that choked up talking about his dad. >> we'll miss you. your kind soul will stay with us forever. through the tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you. a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. in our grief, i smile knowing dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> shepard: robin was george w. bush's sister. she died of leukemia when she was 3. president george w. bush said he was too young to know the pain and agony that his father and mother went through. he remembered his father praying for his sister daily and believe he would hold her hand again.

mike emanuel is live in washington. >> good afternoon. a sense this was a significant historical moment in american history with five american presidents on hand for this farewell to number 41. you also have the former president, the 43rd walking behind the casket of his father, the 41st president. another historic moment here. more than 3,200 invited guests attending the state funeral here at the majestic national cathedral in washington with the 43rd offering a touching eulogy. >> he accepted failure is a part of living a full life, but taught us never to be defined by failure. >> president bush 43 inject ed he more in his eulogy. understandably, the emotion got the best of him when talking about his sister, mother and father being reunited, shep. >> shepard: there was a bit of

discussion of place in history today, mike. >> no question about it. you had much of official washington on hand and an effort to put the life and times of george h.w. bush into historical context. you had his peers, allies, the canadian prime minister was on hand talking about the life and times and the service of this president and his time in office and the canadian prime minister of that bush era said mr. bush was a giant. >> a hundred years from now, as historians review the accomplishments and the context of all that have served as president, i believe it will be said that in the life of this country, the united states, which is in my judgment the greatest democratic republic that god has placed on this earth. i believe it will be said that no occupant of the oval office

was more courageous, more principled and for honorable than george h.w. bush. >> and jon meachem offed a comparison to abraham lincoln. >> george h.w. bush's thousand points of light are companion versus in america's national hymn. for lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient, to hope rather than to fear and to heed not our worst impulses, but our best instincts. >> there were tributes to the 41st sense of humor and humility. shep? >> shepard: lawmakers on the hill trying to convince the head of general motors to keep thousands of jobs in the united states. they're getting a chance to make

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china is sending very strong signals as he puts it about getting a deal done with the united states. this after the dow dropped about 800 points yesterday as concerns grew over a temporary truce in the trade war between the two countries. the stock market is closed today for the national day of mourning in honor of the late president, george h.w. bush. john roberts is reporting live from the north lawn. >> shep, good afternoon to you. after that big 800-point plunge in the dow yesterday because of the uncertainty about the trade relationship between the u.s. and china, president trump making moves to try to put the financial train back on the tracks. in a series of tweets he chose saying china echoed the president's optimism. chinese officials have begun to restart imports of u.s. soy beans and liquefied gas. china agreed to start immediately buying u.s.

products. there's a lot more than soy beans and liquefied natural gas to address as intellectual property theft, protectionist tariffs, ownership rules. the president insisting this morning he believes the chinese president xi jinping will follow-through. the president tweeted very strong signals sent by china, including stop from argentina. not to sound naive but i believe the president made all the words he said. and peter navarro urged people to take a deep breath and let the 90-day negotiation period play out. listen here. >> the chinese president in great detail promising to address the concerns of the american people and we have 90 days to see progress on that. i think it's premature for

people to loose faith in that process. >> at the same time that he's trying to put salve on the financial markets, the president with the strident talk again today that sent the markets in a tail spin yesterday. the president tweeting we're going to have a real deal with china or no deal at all. at which point we will be charging major tariffs. ultimately we will be making a deal either now or in the future. china does not want tariffs. as you mentioned at the top, the stock markets are closed today. we don't know how they're reacting to this. one thing we can tell you, there's a lot of uncertainty about the future out there and not just about china trade. >> shepard: the head of general motors is facing lawmakers whose constituents will be out of a job in the company closes four

plants next year. mary barra announced the move days after thanksgiving provo provoking anger with lawmakers, president trump and employees. some lawmakers heard the plants were closing from news reports. the decisions could mean thousands of lay-offs. the head of the company is on capitol hill with two days of meetings with lawmaker whose say they will push to keep the plants open. gerri willis is here with more. they make cars that are not selling and they're abandoning them. >> that's right. but lawmakers here want something done right. these are jobs in their district. this is something that one of those rare things that democrats and republicans agree on. ohio senator rob portman spoke to connell mcshane yesterday. he told us what he's looking for from mary barra. listen. >> this is a huge plant that produces the cruz vehicle. i understand the cruz is not selling well. that's a market condition. what i don't understand, why this plant, an award-winning

plant, got a j.d. power award this year for being effective, competitive, why they can't be used for other products. that's what i'm talking to them about. let's not save the cruz. that's up to the consumer. let's bring in another product that can be made there. >> the retooled plant, do something different. that's what he's asking for. sherrod brown, the democratic senator from ohio tweeting a video that g.m. had of a plant in mexico they're building. he said instead of celebrating the ground breaking of their new plant, g.m. should use the tax break to retool their lordstown plant in ohio and save the jobs of 4,500 workers. now that he wrote would be worth celebrating. >> shepard: anything new from g.m.? >> they said they would lay off 14,500 folks. they said many of the u.s. workers impacted will have the

opportunity to ship to other g.m. plants where we will need more employees to support growth in trucks, crossovers and s.u.v.s. g.m.'s transformation includes adding technical and engineering jobs to support the future of mobility like new jobs in electrification and autonomous vehicles. they noted there that they have invested $22 billion in the u.s. operations since 2009. critics say this. hey, we gave you a $50 billion taxpayer bailout. pony up with the jobs. we need you to participate in the economy and particularly with americans. >> shepard: all right. thank you, gerri. republicans that lost key seats in two midwestern states in the mid-terms are now making last-minute moves to weaken the powers of the democrats that will replace them. and a day after the secretary of state mike pompeo gave russia an ultimatum, the russian president has a warning for the united states. that's coming up as our reporting continues.

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>> shepard: the russian president vladimir putin today with a warning for the united states. if you build new missiles, so will we. putin spoke on russian state television after the secretary of state mike pompeo threatened to pull out of the decades old nuclear treaty. it bans both countries from building certain kinds of missiles. after secretary pompeo met with nato leaders yesterday, he said the kremlin had 60 days to stop cheating on the treaty or the united states will leave the agreement. jennifer griffin reporting live from the pentagon. >> shep, the obama administration knew that russia was testing intermediate range nuclear missiles banned under the inf treaty but wanted to pressure them back into the treaty privately. it didn't work. mike pompeo issued his ultimatum to the russians giving them 60 days to return to compliance. putin fired back today chaining

that the pentagon was simply trying to blame russia so they could build new missiles and russia is really a scape goat. >> it looks like the american side has now decided that the situation has change saad much that the u.s. as well has to have such weapons. what will our response be? very simple. we will do the same. >> but tip pointed to the pentagon having budgeted for two new low yield nuclear weapons. evidence that he says that the u.s. has an ulterior motive in tearing up the 1987 arms control agreement or inf treaty. the weapons are sea-based and not in violation of the treaty according to the pentagon, shep. >> shepard: the defense secretary talking about the relationship between the two countries, the u.s. and russia. >> that's right. jim mattis did not mince his words when he spoke at this weekend's reagan national defense forum in describing how the relationship has grown more

tense during the trump administration. >> mr. putin is clearly a slow learner. he's actually causing nato to rearm and to strengthen the democracy stance, the unified stance of all the democracies together. we're seeing it, dealing with someone that we cannot trust. there's no doubt the relationship has worsened. >> shepard: secretary of state pompeo shared intelligence with the other 28 nato allies in brussels yesterday that shows the new russian land-based cruise missile and how it can be launched with no notice placing all of europe under a threat of a nuclear pact. china is not part of the treaty. russian's military chief of staff issued a veiled threat to any european nations that host american intermediate range nukes. a stunning harken back to the

cold war. >> republicans in michigan and wisconsin have made a last minute effort to take power away from the incoming democratic leaders after republicans lost big races. in wisconsin, they're trying to weaken the powers of the democratic governor. he's replacing scott walker. in michigan, republicans are using a lame duck session to rewrite the rules for newly democratic leaders. an official with the democratic governor's association called a brazen power grab by the republicans and calling the gop proposals an insult to voters. matt finn live with more. >> shep, wisconsin's governor-elect tony evers says the stay has never seen anything like this before. power hungry republicans pushing changes to expand their power against the will of the people. the legislature wrapped up a 24-hour session and passed a

bill that cuts early voting from about 47 days down to 14 days prior to an election. wisconsin republicans have said they're at a disadvantage because some major democratic cities offer early voting for a longer period of time compared to rural regions. the bill gives state lawmakers the power of deciding whether to withdraw from state lawsuits. this would prevent the incoming democratic attorney general to withdrawing to repeal the affordable care act. and banning guns at the state capitol and required to get permission before changes in certain programs. governor walker has to sign these bills into law. a wisconsin democrat lawmaker says this session was an embarrassment as republicans say the new measures level the playing field. >> why are we here today? what are we doing? we shouldn't be here for an extraordinary session just weeks after a campaign. >> doesn't guarantee we'll win.

doesn't take power away from tony evers. what it does is make sure that we have an equal amount of power at the table. >> and in michigan, republicans pushed through bills that would provide players to provide paid sick leave. if the governor signs these bills into law, lawsuits are likely, shep. >> shepard: matt finn reporting live. turkey's top prosecutor looking to arrest two former aides to the saudi crown prince in the investigation of the murder of jamal khaishoggi. he says there's strong suspicion the man were involved in the planning and killing of the columnist in early october. saudi officials deny the crown prince mohammed bin salman had anything to do with it. u.s. intelligence officials say they're certain that there's almost no way that it could have happened without his knowledge and republicans confirmed that yesterday after a briefing from the cia director. south carolina's senator lindsey

graham said there's a smoking saw linking mbs to the killing and chopping up of jamal khaishoggi and the tennessee senator outgoing bob corker said a jury would have found him guilty in a matter of 30 minutes. tray yingst reporting live from the middle east newsroom. >> turkey's top prosecutor issued arrest warrants late tuesday for a formal rural advisinger and the former deputy chief of intelligence to mohammed bin salman. the two individuals are not being detained, but they have been removed by their positions when it comes to the saudi government. these warrants come as turkey is requesting that saudi arabia hand over 18 total suspects including two men to face the trial for the murder of jamal khaishoggi. as this turkish investigation continues, there's a probe happening at the same time. turkey's foreign minister says he doesn't believe the

investigation is being transparent whatsoever. shep? >> shepard: what else have we learned from the u.s. lawmakers, trey? >> shep, yesterday gina haspel briefed senators on this issue. the senators left with a very common sentiment that they believe mohammed bin salman did have some role, this is the crown prince, the highest official whose acting in many of these decisions being made in the kingdom of saudi arabia. they believe he had some role in the murder, whether knowing about it or being involved in the murder that is strikingly different from the president assessment that the president drew from the same information when he was briefed by his own intelligence agencies. he said salman may or may not have known about the murder. shep? >> shepard: ahead, more on america's good-bye to george h.w. bush. we'll head to houston, 41's home for a look at the funeral service there. we'll hear from a man that knew

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is now being called special airlift mission 41. we can show you the media that is gathered here. a lot of cameras on the poedup. the ceremony itself is a mirror image of when we saw monday with the 77th army band from fort till, oklahoma. friends and well wishes gathered and we're told members of the houston astros and the houston texans football team. bush 41 was a fan and friend of both of those teams. the ceremony it so will be solemn and tightly choreographed as it's been once the jet arrives and the family departs. the band will play. the hail to the chief, a simultaneous 21-gun salute and bush 41 will be brought to the waiting hearse to move to the church where the funeral will

take place tomorrow. there's viewings tonight and the public can pay respects. we've learned there will be 1,200 participants tomorrow. james baker and george p. bush will be doing the eulogies, which you'll be hear for. we'll join you here today and when the jet arrives today. >> thanks, rick. let's bring in general mark welsh now, the dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m. he got to know the former president in that role. sir, kind of you to be here. thank you. >> how did, shepard. thanks for having me. >> shepard: i here it's the beginning of your tenure in aggie land. you got three voice mails from an unknown number. >> yeah, i didn't have my phone and i got to my car and i had three voice mails. the first one was president bush being selected for the job and

my heart sank. i hoped he didn't leave two more but he did. >> shepard: really? what were the next two? >> the same message repeated twice. no hint of being frustrated that i hadn't answered. just to make sure that he wanted to con grad late me and happy i was coming. i got to know him that's the kind of guy that he was. remarkably good man. >> shepard: if your relationship and your capacity at a&m, what were your discussions about? were they about theory, were they about execution? what were they? >> initially they were about how we both married way up in left. we talked about flying airplanes. he was proud of his time in the navy as an aviator and his time in combat as i was in my time in the united states air force. we loved that part of our lives. we talked a lot about the school, that he gave life to and gave an example to and gave

values to and that i'm now privileged to serve. >> shepard: you saw the late president in kennebunkport over the summer. >> we did. i saw him in june when he welcomed the advisory board to his home at walker's point. it was wonderful to see him, have a chance to give him an update where we are, where we are going. we wanted to know about the students and how many were going to public service. when i told him 70% of the graduates have gone into public service, he smiled and said that's the way it's supposed to be. >> shepard: my dad spent some time at the corps at a&m before going to the war. there's a special place in his heart for the place, too. when you think that this man who is so revered, decided before his death that instead of people sending flowers and things from the family, make a donation to benefit texas a&m. that's a heady thing, you know? >> a wonderful thing.

i'll tell you, he loved texas a&m. he believes the bush school is his living legacy. the library is a fantastic place and a fantastic i think tribute to his life and his family and to his professional career. the students at the bush school he thought were his living legacy, people that would represent the kind of service that he believed in. >> shepard: well, a mighty good example for us. mark welsh, so good of you to be here. all the best and luck at a&m. >> thank you, sir. keep telling the story. >> shepard: that's our goal every day. the news continues after this. oe as a country give you as a veteran is the eligibility for a va loan for up to 100% of your home's value. if you need cash for your family, call newday usa. with automatic authority from the va, we can say yes when banks say no. give us a call. call now: 1-855-376-1361.

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>> shepard: reports of new accusations against the former cbs chief less moonves that could cost him his $120 million severance package. attorneys say that he destroyed evidence and misled investigators that were looking to the reports of sexual misconduct against him. moonves denies having any sexual encounters. trace gallagher is live with more. >> shep, cbs hired two outside

law firms to conduct the investigation and a draft report is extensive. more than 21,000 words saying less moonves engaged in multiple acts of serious nonconsensual sexual misconduct in and out side the workplace both before and after he came to cbs in 1995. the report goes on to say the lawyers had spoken with moonves four times and found him evasive, untruthful and he repeatedly lied. they interviewed 11 of the 17 women that accused him of sexual misconduct and found their accounts to be credible. the big take-aways of the investigation include that a cbs employee was on call to perform oral sex. the employee was not identified. a cbs board member who has since passed away knew about an alleged assault and took no eggs and a secret resignation letter was drafted for moonves but he refused to sign it. bottom line here is the report

concludes that cbs was entitled to terminate him for cause, which as you pointed out could cost him $120 million. cbs says the board has reached no conclusions so far. shep? >> shepard: what if anything from this new accuser? >> her name is june kimmel. she made the allegation a year ago at the height of the me too movement. it's only now gaining traction. kimmel says in the mid 90s when less moonves was the head of development at 20th century fox, she pitched him a movie project and she said he liked it and would make it. she goes on to say "he hugged me, i thought he was being genuine and he held me super close and proceeding to took his tongue down my throat. it was revolting." she said she got carried away and cold a few days later and asked to see her again. when he rebuffed, she claims that was the end of the movie

deal. she says she moved on. awhile back she saw moonves at a restaurant and it activated her anger, shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher live in los angeles. fox weather alert. in california, they're preparing for more rain and possible mudslides in areas devastated by a massive will fire last month, this is malibu about 30 miles west of l.a. crews clearing storm drains, clogged with debris in the wild fire. they have been happening out sandbags to help people prepare for the storm. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is live with more. >> the storm last week that brought a lot of rain, this won't have as much rain with it. but overall, the storm tracks have been across southern parts of the country. that, by the way, is kind of an el nino pattern that we're going into an el nino season. some indications that we're starting to see that. this is total rainfall the next couple days. we'll see a couple spots, maybe two to three and that could

cause problems. here's how the storm plays out today and tomorrow. moves across parts of the four corners of northern mexico and then this is a big storm force across the south. heavy rain falling. you can see that. we'll deal with snow here. we also have winter storm watches in effect. the panhandle of texas and parts of oklahoma for saturday. shep? >> shepard: thanks, rick. should news break out, we'll break in because breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. we'll be in houston for a final good-bye for president george h.w. bush. today the nation celebrates his life. ♪

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